Belief in medication and adherence to antiepileptic drugs in people with epilepsy: a cross-sectional study from rural India

2018 ◽  
Vol 128 (12) ◽  
pp. 1168-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Verma ◽  
Kiran K. ◽  
Alok Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Sociodemographic patterning of non-communicable disease risk factors in rural India: a cross sectional study

BMJ ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 341 (sep27 1) ◽  
pp. c4974-c4974 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kinra ◽  
L. J. Bowen ◽  
T. Lyngdoh ◽  
D. Prabhakaran ◽  
K. S. Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Assess Self-Management and Adherence to Use Antiepileptic Drugs in Epileptic Pediatric Patients: Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2633-2634
Author(s):  
M Qaiser ◽  
Ali Faheem ◽  
M. Akram ◽  
Mehwish Memon ◽  
Rizwan Masud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Epileptic Children ◽  
Epilepsy Diagnosis ◽  
Considerable Problem

Background: No adherence to antiepileptic drugs is a considerable problem for epileptic suffered children and their families. Aim: To determine self-management and adherence to antiepileptic drugs among epileptic children. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: Present study conducted at Children Complex Hospital, Multan. Sample size was 105. Data was collected after taken the informed consent from the study participants. Institutional approval was taken. Data analyzed through latest version of SPSS 25, including mean, percentage and frequency. Results: Majority 6(81.9%) agreed that doctors/nurses fully explained seizures/epilepsy (diagnosis). Significant correlation was seen between gender and dependent variables (transportation available and medications) with p-value of less than 0.05. Conclusion: This study clearly showed that most patients were well aware about their diagnosis told by doctors and had a knowledge about consequences due to non-adherence with their treatment. Keywords: Adherence, Self-Assessment and Anti-Epileptic Drugs.

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